Monona City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XI
Mobile Home Parks
§ 480-56 Mobile home parks defined and permitted.
A.
Definition. The definitions contained in § 66.0435(1), Wis. Stats., are adopted herein by reference.
B.
Locations outside parks.
(1)
Except as provided in this section, no person shall park any mobile home on any street, alley or highway or other public place or on any tract of land within the City.
(2)
Emergency or temporary stopping or parking is permitted on any street, alley or highway for not longer than one hour, subject to any other prohibitions, regulations or limitations imposed by the traffic and parking regulations or ordinances.
C.
Location of mobile home parks.
§ 480-57 Licensing of mobile home parks.
§ 480-58 Mobile home park standards.
A.
Applicability of plumbing, electrical and building ordinances. All plumbing, electrical, building and other work on or at any park approved under this chapter shall be in accordance with the ordinances of the City and the requirements of the State Department of Natural Resources. Permits granted hereunder grant no right to erect or repair any structure, to do any plumbing work, or to do any electrical work.[1]
B.
Adoption of Wisconsin Administrative Code. Ch. ATCP 125, Wis. Adm. Code, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference, including any subsequent changes or amendments thereto.
C.
Conflict between codes. In the event that any of the codes listed in this article are in conflict, the most restrictive provision shall apply.
D.
Application of codes to existing parks.
(1)
Any code enforcement officer of the City may waive any technical violation of this article as to any park that was approved on July 1, 1982, if the violation does not pose a threat to persons or property. The code enforcement officer may impose as a condition of such waiver that no new mobile homes be added to the park or existing mobile homes replaced until the code violation is cured. The conditions listed for waiver of defects may also be applied to a given part of an existing park.
(2)
As a condition of granting a waiver from the strict application of this section, the Zoning Administrator may require the park owner to submit a compliance plan outlining the degree to which the park will be brought into compliance with the terms of this article and the time frame for such compliance. The compliance plan may include permanent waiver of requirements of this article that do not involve lifesafety. The Zoning Administrator shall review any compliance plan submitted to it and recommend adoption, modification or rejection of same to the Plan Commission. The Zoning Administrator shall annually review the compliance plan and the progress made by the owner in establishing the goals outlined in the plan.
§ 480-59 Special regulations.
A.
Waste and garbage disposal.
(1)
All liquid waste from showers, toilets, laundries, faucets, lavatories, etc., shall be discharged into the public sewer system.
(2)
Every space designed to serve a nondependent unit shall be provided with sewer connections which shall comply with the State Plumbing Code. The sewer connection shall be provided with suitable fittings so that watertight connections can be made. Such connections shall be so constructed so that they can be closed when not connected and trapped in such a manner as to be maintained in odor-free condition.
(3)
All sanitary facilities in any unit which are not connected with a public sewer system by approved pipe connections shall be sealed, and their use is unlawful.
(4)
Each faucet shall be equipped with facilities for drainage of waste and excess water.
(5)
Storage and disposal of solid waste shall be as required by the Director of Public Works in accordance with the City's solid refuse collection rules.
B.
Management.
(1)
In every mobile home park there shall be located the office of the attendant or person in charge of such park. A copy of the park license and of this section shall be posted therein, and the park register shall be kept in such office at all times.
(2)
The attendant or person in charge, together with the licensee, shall:
(b)
Maintain the park in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition at all times.
(c)
Ensure that the provisions of this section are complied with and enforced and report promptly to the proper authorities any violations of this section or any other violations of law which may come to his or her attention.
(d)
Maintain in convenient places, approved by the Fire Chief, hand fire extinguishers in the ratio of one to each eight units.
(f)
Prohibit the lighting of open fires on the premises.
(g)
Allow inspections of park premises and facilities at reasonable times by City officials or their agents or employees.
C.
Maximum height. No mobile home or its accessory structure may exceed a maximum height of 14 feet.
D.
Utilities. All park utilities shall be located underground.
E.
Changes in approved plan. The owner shall inform the City in writing of any change or amendment of the plan submitted pursuant to these requirements within 30 days of such change.